With liquor stores deemed an essential service, and alcohol easily available for delivery, many people have been turning to the bottle — including parents. And of those people, two out of ten reported an increase in their drinking — for different reasons. "Women were more likely to cite that stress was the predominant reason for an increase in their alcohol consumption compared to men," Nolan says. "Men were reporting an increase in their alcohol consumption mainly as a result of boredom." Despite drinking being the most socially accepted form of substance use, it has very real and very dangerous consequences physically and mentally.

Source: CBC News November 21, 2020 17:00 UTC